Apex programming

[ckyuv]

Ok so today I got an apex light. I've been playing with it and I think I'm starting to figure it out. I know I'll have plenty of questions and I figured I should make a thread rather than pm Ian every 2 minutes. First question is:

For the heater program, it has on temp and off temp. I'm not sure how much I should let my temp fluctuate? I've always just turned the knob to 79 and let it do it's thing. If I want my tank to stay at 79-80 should I just put on temp at 79, off temp at 80 and then on the heater turn its temp setting to max?

[wizardx322]

It only allows a 1 degree diff from what I noticed

Here is the advance program

Fallback off

If temp is 79< then on

If temp is 80> then off

If you want the outlet to be on if power goes out then put fallback on

[ckyuv]

Thanks man! Also I can't seem to find, is there a probe or any way to make the apex test alkalinity or calcium or does that not exist lol

[wizardx322]

not to my knowledge . just ORP, PH , and salinity

[FarmerTy]

I'd pay a whole lot of money for an add-on module if they ever come out with one that could read alkalanity.

[Bpb]

Forgive me if this question is stupidly obvious. I understand the temp program. That makes sense. So you just put that under one of your outlet names? Now does the apex know what temp means? As in you don't have to go in and program it to understand temperature, or is that basic level programming built in kind of "under the hood?"

[victoly]

Temp is the preset name for temperature. Add in the code under the outlet after you set the type to advanced (which lets you type in code)